Black Widow

Learn About the Black Widow

Description: Male 1/8" (3-4 mm), female 3/8" (8-10 mm). Black. Male's abdomen elongate with white and red markings on sides. Female's abdomen almost spherical, usually with red hourglass mark below or with 2 transverse red marks separated by black. Legs of male much longer in proportion to body than those of female. Spiderling is orange, brown, and white, gaining more black at each molt.

• Warning Of all spiders, the Black Widow is the most feared. The female's venom is especially poisonous to people.